JC French
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
JC French
Operates within the system without forcing anything. JC French arrived at Georgia Southern from Memphis. One game to point at: 352 pass yds, 18 rush yds against App State — Week 11, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Clay Helton.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | 249 | 390 | 63.8% | 2,924 | 7.5 | 20 | 8 | 139.6 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Southern | 269 | 410 | 65.6% | 2,831 | 6.9 | 17 | 11 | 131.9 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 16 | 81.2% | 122 | 7.6 | 1 | 1 | 153.4 | -- | -- |
| Career | 531 | 816 | 65.1% | 5,877 | 7.2 | 38 | 20 | 136.0 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | 133 | 315 | 2.4 | 6 | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Southern | 118 | 238 | 2.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 265 | 601 | 2.3 | 8 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 45–17
vs Maine
253 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 35.4 · 42 rush yds (6 car)
Dominant 28-point win at home against Maine.
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Georgia Southern
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Quarterback · Georgia Southern
Returning around him
- 92% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: -1 net (17 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia Southern · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #93 · 2026 recruiting class #89
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Sean Clifford’s 2021 season.
Matches Sean on
Differs from Sean on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Zac Thomas’s path through App State.
Zac Thomas
Matches Zac on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jack Layne's junior season at New Mexico (2025).
Matches Jack on
Differs from Jack on
Player DNA
Players who play like JC French
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #72
Peaked at #72 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2023–2025+2297%
Up 2297% from first season to most-recent.